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Order Of Leon
Order of Leon is an Order of the Republic of Abkhazia. Order of Leon has one class. It is awarded to is awarded to Abkhazian and foreign nationals for feats performed in a combat situation with a clear danger to life and ensuring the state security of the Republic of Abkhazia, in conditions associated with a risk to life. The author of the design of the order is Valery Gamgia. It is named after Leon II of Abkhazia. Description The order is a convex rhombus, the ends of which are made in the form of rays diverging from the center. In the middle of the badge is a circle, bordered by a bronze laurel wreath on a red enamel background with the inscription - ''Leon''. In the center of the circle, on an enamel background is an image of the King Leon II of Abkhazia with a raised hand on a horse. Two crossed swords are located behind the main field of the order. The distance between the opposite ends of the rhombus is 56 mm. See also *Leon II of Abkhazia *Orders, decorations and meda ...
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Order Of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-great-grandson, Charles III—and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms, plus a limited number of honorary members. While all members are awarded the right to use the post-nominal letters ''OM'' and wear the badge of the order, the Order of Merit's precedence among other honours differs between countries. History In around 1773, King George III considered establishing an order of knighthood to be called the "Order of Minerva" with membership restricted to 24 distinguished artists and authors. Knights would be entitled to the post-nominal letters ''KM'', and would wear a silver nine-p ...
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Order Of Honour And Glory
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of different ways * Hierarchy, an arrangement of items that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another * an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority People * Orders (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Order'' (album), a 2009 album by Maroon * "Order", a 2016 song from ''Brand New Maid'' by Band-Maid * ''Orders'' (1974 film), a 1974 film by Michel Brault * ''Orders'', a 2010 film by Brian Christopher * ''Orders'', a 2017 film by Eric Marsh and Andrew Stasiulis * ''Jed & Order'', a 2022 film by Jedman Business * Blanket order, purchase order to allow multiple delivery dates over a period of time * Money order or postal order, a financial instrument usually intend ...
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Order Of Courage (Abkhazia)
The Order of Courage may refer to: * , a state decoration of the partially recognized republic of Abkhazia * Order of Courage (Iran), a state decoration of Iran * Order of Courage (Russia) The Order of Courage (russian: Орден Мужества, ''Orden Muzhestva'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation first established on March 2, 1994 by Presidential Decree 442 to recognise selfless acts of courage and valour. I ...
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Order (honour)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, Dynasty, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual Meritocracy, merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as Collar (order), collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order ( la, ordo), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military order (society), military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created ''ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the mode ...
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Republic Of Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which views the region as an autonomous republic.Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, .Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. .''The Guardian''Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash/ref> It lies on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. It covers and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi. The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The polity is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria. While Georgia la ...
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Leon II Of Abkhazia
Leon II ( ka, ლეონ II) was King of Abkhazia from circa 780 to 828. He was the nephew and successor of Leon I of the Anchabadze dynasty and from maternal side grandson of the reigning Khagan of the Khazars (possibly Bihar or Baghatur). Life Leon II exploited existed dynastic union to acquire Lazica in the 770s, as John was dead and Juansher grew old. Towards circa 778, Leon II won his full independence with the help of the Khazars to assumed the title of " King of the Abkhazians''"'' and transferred his capital from Anacopia to the western Georgian city of Kutaisi. According to Georgian annals, Leon subdivided his kingdom into eight duchies: Abkhazia proper, Tskhumi, Bedia, Guria, Racha and Takveri, Svaneti, Argveti, and Kutatisi.Vakhushti Bagrationi, ''The History of Egrisi, Abkhazeti or Imereti'', part 1. Leon II during his life strengthened the contacts with the political circles of Tao-Klarjeti by means of the dynasty marriages. During his reign Abkhazian king ...
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Orders, Decorations And Medals Of Abkhazia
Orders, decorations and medals of Abkhazia is a system of awards of the Republic of Abkhazia, formed by the Decree of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia on December 4, 1992. The awards of Abkhazia can be awarded to both citizens of Abkhazia and foreign citizens. Highest Title Orders Medals Gallery Hero Of Abkhazia.svg, Hero of Abkhazia 2015-05-09. День Победы в Донецке 265 (Орден Мужества Абхазии).png, Order of Courage See also *Orders, decorations, and medals of South Ossetia, Orders, decorations and medals of South Ossetia References

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